Live Green in Plano

🐶 Our 2026 "Doo" the Right Thing Photo Contest is open! We want to see Plano's cutest pups.

💩 It's cuteness for an important cause: picking up pet waste to protect public spaces and water resources. Pet waste belongs in the trash.

📷 Show your dedication to “doo-ing” the right thing. Submit your favorite photo of your precious pup by 5 pm on Thursday, June 25.

➡ Enter the "Doo" the Right Thing Photo Contest: https://form.jotform.com/SEEDLGIP/doo-the-right-thing

🥳 Episode 12 of the Live Green in Plano Buzz is here! We're sharing some fascinating information on how to attract pollinators to your yard and how to protect them once they're there. Plus, learn about our Plastic Free Summer Contest!

🐝 Each month, we highlight news and resources with interviews, site visits and other engaging segments in our newscast-style video series. We hope you'll "buzz" along with us.

🎥 Watch episode 12 and follow the City of Plano’s YouTube channel for more video content:

LGIP Buzz Ep. 12 - Pollinators Join us for this episode of Live Green in Plano's Buzz, where we're...

🧐 Have you enrolled in the Residential Food Scrap Composting Program? If not, this summer is the perfect time to do so!

🎉 For a limited time, new participants will receive a FREE 50 lb. bag of Texas Pure Products compost when they pick up their Welcome Kit.

➡ Learn more and enroll: https://www.plano.gov/2106/Residential-Food-Scrap-Composting

😍 Thanks to our participants for diverting their food scraps from the landfill and turning them into compost!

🌱 Happy National W**d Your Garden Day! Spend an extra 5–10 minutes removing weeds, ensuring healthier plants and a tidier, more productive yard. Plus, you'll maintain control over fast-growing weeds before they overwhelm other plants.

✅ Do your weeding after rain or when the soil is damp to make it easier. Invite a friend or family member to make it more fun. And apply mulch to prevent future weeds from growing in landscape beds.

➡ Learn more about common weeds of North Texas: https://aggieturf.tamu.edu/turfgrass-weeds/

🌎 Single-use plastics get used once, then thrown away. While convenient, they often end up as litter and endanger wildlife and their habitats.

🥤 This summer, we want you to be plastic free! An easy way to start? Choose to refuse single-use straws. A metal straw is a reusable, sustainable alternative.

🥳 Enter our Plastic Free Summer Contest! Winners will receive a starter kit that includes a canvas tote bag packed with reusable items to help you be plastic free this summer and beyond.

➡ Enter now: https://www.plano.gov/2248

💧 Spring/summer watering guidelines are now in effect. Twice per week watering is permitted if weather conditions call for it. So far, we've received plenty of rain. See the link below for your designated watering days and other helpful guidance.

🌧 Remember: sprinklers are meant to supplement rain, not the other way around.

➡ Learn more: plano.gov/1813/Watering-Guidelines-Management